Gazos Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Mateo, USA)

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Gazos Creek Surf Guide

Gazos Creek in San Mateo is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Gazos Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Gazos Creek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Gazos Creek occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Gazos Creek (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Gazos Creek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in January while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Gazos Creek Location Map

Interactive Gazos Creek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Gazos Creek is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Gazos Creek is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), also in USA, 44 km (27 miles) away.

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Gazos Creek Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	SSW	WNW	SSW
Period (s)	12	15	11	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Gazos Creek

Current tide and informaton

For Ano Nuevo Island, California, 7 km from Gazos Creek.

Next High Water: 03:47pm | 1.01m

Next Low Water: 08:12am | -0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Gazos Creek Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at Gazos Creek is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.